Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-09-20
Piedmont Exposition,

The invitation extended by the
piedmont Exposition TO the veterans
OF the Union armies that fought from
Chattanooga to Atlanta Is unique
and interesting event 1t has been
accepted by thousands of the old sol
diers Of the Union living in the north
west, and 1t is probable that more of
them vii be assembled on the line
from Chattanooga to Atlanta during
October than have been gathered to
gether for years. The Exposition
Company has arranged an interesting
programme. On Tuesday night, Oc-
tober llth, the second day of the Ex-
position, Kennesaw Mountain will be
Illuminated. Pictures of Sherman
and Johnston will be displayed in fire
and five thousand rockets will be
flown by electrict match from the
mountain. Artillery will be on the
mountain, and the cannon booming
will recall the battle that waged there.
During the afternoon of this day
there will be reunion of the blue
'aud tire grsy;with thE-grsnd- -turbeeue
rendered by the c!tizeps of Merietta,
one Of the most beautiful cities in the
South, at which the National Cemetry
is located. There will be speeches on
both sides and interesting ceremonies.
Arrangements have been made for
one cent mile each way from st.
Louis aud Cincinnati, and il is
thought that the same arrangement
will be made for Chicago, In parties
of twenty-five or more. A late of
one cent mile has been given by the
railroads In Georgia for single tickets
out of Atlanta any time during the
two weeks of the Exposition, so that
old soldiers can visit any one Of the
battle fields at normal cost. On
Monday night, the 17th, President
Cleveland will reach Atlanta. AS he
passes Kennesaw the old mountain
will be illuminated again and there
will be interesting ceremonies for the
presidential party. On Tuesday the
18th, President Cleveland will deliver
an address OF the Exposition grounds,
and on Wednesday the 10Th, there
will be a sham battle, employing
from six 10 eight thousand soldiers.
At night torch-light procession with
ten thousand men in line. It is the
purpose to make this re-ulon of the
Union aud Confederate armies the
most notable one since the war.
Apart from this feature, the Expo
sition affords the best opportunity
ever given to study tie riches and re-
sources of the South and its people
The cities Of Birmingham, Gadsden,
Rome, Tuscaloosa, Talla-
poosa and Sheffield will each make
collective exhibits. So will the Rich
mond and Danville, the East Tennes-
see, the Merietia and North Georgia,
the Georgia Pacific, and the South
Florida Railroads. Each of these ex-
hibits will cost several thousand dol
lars and will be a complete epitome
of the minerals, woods, agricultural
resources Of the cities and sections
covered. More than thirty counties
will make collective exhibits Of the
entire range OF their products, conf
peting for two thousand dollars in
prizes for the best collective exhibit.
1t Is expected that a quarter of a mil
lion people will visit the Exposition,
the exhibition of which cover eight
acres Of ground. Such an opportuni-
ty never was offered before, and per-
haps never will be again, TO get a
true idea of the South's resources,
and the true sentiment Of its people
as this Exposition offers. A man
might travel for six months from one
city to another, and not get such de-
finite and accurate ideas of Southern
resources, Southern people and
Southern sentiment as he can find at
the Piedmont Exposition.